A most handsome lime from NE Asia with really luxuriant, broad foliage: large, heart-shaped, with a slight pewter tinge, downy on expansion and greyish beneath. A specimen of this really stands out in the late Harry Hay's Tilia collection in Surrey.

Native to Korea and Russia, this linden is a medium sized shade tree that typically grows up to 22 m tall. It is similar in appearance to Tilia japonica except, in the words of Flora of China, it has "smaller leaves and bracts and a shorter cyme.

Cultivated in gardens, parks, planted as a soil-strengthening and water-protective plant, silvery leaves, bright bark, fragrant flowers make the sucker a very decorative plant.

Deciduous tree, 18-27 m high, with a regular oval dense crown, fast-growing, fruit is a purplish-red round drupe about 1 cm in diameter, almost black when mature, with a bittersweet and viscous taste, ripens in late summer, edible.

A tall shrub or small tree 4-5 m. The crown is tent-shaped, the bark of old branches is dark brown, the bark of young branches is dark purple or cherry, the inflorescences are complex, loose, multi-flowered, purple-red.

The Amur Maple is native to Northeast China and Japan. Amur maple has only started to attain popularity as a bonsai. It can be grown as a multi-stemmed clump or can be trained into a small tree with a single trunk. The tree grows about 20 to 30 feet tall.

The large bladder like fruiting structures of this medium sized shrub are just irresistible to curiosity each one containing one or more chestnut brown seeds that are a bit larger than a fat pea.

A deciduous tree native to China and Japan, it is overall an oval-canopied tree but some specimens can become quite widely spreading with sprawling branches. Its gray-brown bark exfoliates in vertical bands, adding winter and spring interest.

Thua Giant is native to the north western United States and south western Canada, from south eastern Alaska and British Columbia south east through Washington and Oregon to the far north west of California.

The tree is 15-20 m tall, with a broadly ovate dense, and in older trees with a flat umbrella-shaped crown and horizontal branches, thanks to the long, up to 18 cm, dark green needles and dense foliage of the crown, it is very decorative.

Amur cork tree, called Huang Bai in China, is commonly used in Chinese herbalism, where it is considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs, but one that should be used with care.

L. decidua is a medium-size to large deciduous coniferous tree reaching 25-45m tall, with a trunk up to 1m diameter (exceptionally, to 55m tall and 2 m diameter). The crown is conic when young, becoming broad with age.

It was only discovered in 1943 and due to World War 2 was not studied further until 1946 and only finally described as a new living species, metasequoia glyptostroboides, in 1948. Only one natural forest containing around 5400 trees is known to exist.

This tree, with a narrow conical crown, reaches a height of 30-40 m and in its appearance resembles a thuja, in contrast, the top is made of small horizontal or drooping branches, the bark is black-brown, and the needles are scaly. Very shade tolerant.

Variety with high taste qualities for growing in greenhouses without heating and in the open field. The variety is mid-ripening, vegetation is 108-110 days. Plant indeterminate type, tall. The fruits are large plum-like, red in color.

Known in Ukraine as Velikan Rozovyi, truly giant pink beefsteaks form on tall floppy vines, deliciously juicy and meaty, usually this tomatoes are on the early side but this special tomato is an exception like many main season tomatoes the yield is huge.

Orange-fruited tomato with high taste and dietary qualities and high content of carotene. Early ripening, vegetation - 97-105 days. The plant is determinant, compact. Fruits of a flat-round shape, large, 200-350 grams, marked with a uniform orange color.

This excellent variety was bred by the French specifically for their customers in markets, where flavor and quality standards are uncompromising. Slightly flattened, almost seedless, plum tomato with a sweet/acid balance (just like the commercial hybrid)

Mid-ripening variety. Before ripeness - 100-110 days. The root is cylindrical, with an obtuse end, 10-18 in length, 2.5-4.5 cm in diameter, weighing 142-150 grams, completely immersed in the soil. The rind is intensely orange. The roots are rounded.

This is a mid early variety. The vegetation period from germination to ripeness 95-120 days. The plant is a vigorous, 70-100 cm tall. The fruits are large, oval-shaped, in a biological ripeness of red-violet color, weighing 300-1000 grams!

This is a perennial plant of the onion family, the leaves of the chives are narrow, tubular, spherical with flowers of pale pink and purple color.

An annual herb with a thin taproot and an erect tetrahedral, branched stem 40-60 cm high.

Early ripening, pink-red root crop, with a white tip, oval-round, smooth, 5.7 cm long, 4.0 cm in diameter.

Chicory has been in cultivation since the days of ancient Egypt. The oldest publication about herbs in existence, authored by Greek physician Dioscorides, includes information about chicory. President Thomas Jefferson planted chicory in his garden.

An early-ripening variety, juicy leaves are an integral part of various salads, finely chopped leaves are used in the preparation of sandwiches, this is an irreplaceable spicy side dish for meat and fish dishes.

A real storehouse of vitamins and mineral salts. The use of parsnip in food improves appetite, digestion, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, increases potency. They sow in the early spring with a row spacing of 45 cm to a depth of 2.5-3 cm.

Mid-early (42-45 days) heirloom variety for outdoor growing. Climbing plant. Cylindrical, green cucumbers, 9-11 cm (3.5-4.5 in.) long. Excellent, crispy and juicy taste, recommended for salads and canning.

Utskho Suneli also known as blue fenugreek is an herb that is grows wild in the mountainous parts of northern Georgian. Slightly milder than the popular fenugreek, this herb is very versatile and can be used for meats or fresh salads.

Cress 'Greek' is vigorous and fast growing and suitable for growing indoors throughout the year. They have a spicy, mustardy flavour. Grow on the windowsill in shallow trays or punnets. Grown outdoors it forms a neat mound of bright green.

Every herb garden needs Savory seeds! Grow Summer Savory for your garden from herb seeds and season meat and veggies all summer long. As fast as you pick these aromatic leaves, new ones begin to grow!

Organic nigella seeds are black seeds and have a nutty and slightly smoky, peppery flavour, together with a crunchy texture. Organic nigella is popular in Indian cooking (often as an ingredient of garam masala) and on Jewish rye bread in New York.

Okra, also known as gumbo, is a warm-weather vegetable that thrives in the long, hot summers of the southern United States. Although okra loves hot weather, it can successfully be grown in cooler Northern climates as well.

45 days. Large, bright green fringed and curled leaves. Mild flavor. A cousin to kale and collards, mustard is a tenacious leafy green but it's not as cold-hardy. Grow in clumps about 12-18 inches apart. Use straw mulch to hold in soil moisture.

Wonderful French Heirloom variety of lettuce grown at Monticello. Thomas Jefferson brought these seeds back with him after traveling to France and grew them faithfully for 60 years, beginning in 1794 when he began noting it in his Garden Book.

True Watercress seeds produce a perennial cress that is rich in vitamins and has a delicious, distinctive taste for salads and vegetarian dishes. Little, dark-green leaves grow on crisp stems that come from thick, long roots.

Cabbage variety of lettuce, for fresh consumption, is recommended for growing in all zones of Ukraine in open and closed ground.

Delicate leaves, with a reddish-pink tinge, the leaves of this salad will serve as a decoration for any table. Early maturing, from sowing to harvesting - 55 days. For indoor and outdoor use, suitable for year-round cultivation. Resistant to stalking.

The crisp leaves of this loose hearted Lettuce had the sweetest taste on our trials, and without the bitterness of normal lettuces. Lettuce 'Golden Ball' is an exceptional garden variety, standing in good condition whatever the weather without bolting.

Leafy variety of lettuce, intended for fresh consumption, early ripening, from mass shoots to technical ripeness 20-25 days.

Medium late variety, green-yellowish leaf, medium intensity, 19 cm long, 23 cm wide, characterized by excellent taste, relatively resistant to diseases and shooting, used fresh.